On Tuesday, March 12^th, the Senate Labor & Commerce Committee passed Senate Bill 2223 by a 7-0 vote, and the House Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee passed House Bill 2762 by a voice vote. SB 2223 advances to the Senate for consideration, and HB 2762 advances to the House Commerce Committee. Please use the separate Take Action buttons below to contact your Senator and members of the House Commerce Committee to urge them to SUPPORT SB 2223 and HB 2762.

Contact your Senator using the button below to urge them to SUPPORT SB 2223.

Contact House Commerce Committee members using the button below to urge them to SUPPORT HB 2762.

SB 2223/HB 2762 prohibits the use of firearm/ammunition specific merchant category codes by payment processors. This is an important protection for gun owners, protecting private purchasing information from abuse by third parties.

NRA thanks Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson (R-SD 27), the sponsor of the Senate bill, and Representative Rusty Grills (R-HD77), the sponsor of the House bill, for their efforts to keep the bills moving through the legislative process in both chambers.

Collecting firearm retailer financial transaction data amounts to surveillance and registration of law-abiding gun owners. Those promoting this scheme are in favor of firearm and gun owner registrations. Therefore, it should be assumed that the goal of this program is to share all collected firearm retailer MCC data with government authorities and potentially private third parties that may include gun control organizations and anti-gun researchers.

Please stay tuned to the NRA-ILA website and your inbox for updates as these critical bills progress in the Volunteer State.

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